Public Policy & Legal
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Judge Rips Washington Post’s ‘Sloppy and Inadequate’ Reporting Despite Ruling in Its Favor
“If the law did not require ‘clear and convincing evidence of actual malice’ … a jury would have had the opportunity to weigh in,” Judge Tom Barber writes
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Wired Slams ‘Baseless’ Madison Square Garden Defamation Lawsuit Over Its Gay Celeb Surveillance Story
“We stand by this reporting, and plan to vigorously defend it,” leadership for the outlet writes
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‘Top Gun’ Magazine Article Heirs Appeal Spiked Paramount Lawsuit to Supreme Court
A federal judge ruled in 2024 that “Top Gun: Maverick” is not materially similar to a 1983 magazine article
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Trump Drops Part of His $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the BBC
The president sued the British broadcaster for defamation over a “Panorama” documentary back in December
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Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in Paramount-Warner Bros. Consumer Lawsuit
Araceli Martínez-Olguín determined that plaintiffs failed to show irreparable harm or that their case would have a likelihood of success
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Timothy Busfield Bemoans Being ‘Canceled’ Amid Child Sex Abuse Allegations: ‘My Career Is Done’
“I’ll never work again just based on people’s fear that I would do this again and even if it wasn’t true,” the actor says
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Paramount Calls the States’ Antitrust Case Against Warner Bros. Merger ‘One of the Weakest’ in Modern History
The David Ellison-led company says states’ challenge ignores the competitive media landscape and should not block the $110 billion WBD deal
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‘Today’ Show Intruder Charged With Hate Crimes, Criminal Trespassing and Harassment After After Craig Melvin
Andrew Truelove is in custody after allegedly sneaking into the studio and yelling racial slurs at co-host
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Rob Bonta Rebuffs FCC’s Claim That States Could Drop Paramount Lawsuit With CNN Spinoff: ‘Literally Never Said This’
“Spinning off one channel from a media conglomerate is not a sufficient remedy to protect consumers,” the California attorney general adds
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NY Times Files Motion to Quash Trump Subpoenas Requiring 3 Journalists to Reveal Confidential Sources
Times lawyer David McCraw argues the subpoenas “violate the constitutional rights of The Times and its journalists”
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Paramount State AG Lawsuit Swaps Judges After ‘Appearance of Bias’ Request
The case is now under Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, who is overseeing a separate consumer lawsuit brought against the company
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FCC Chair Doubts State AG Lawsuit Against Paramount-Warner Bros. Will Succeed
Brendan Carr says reports of California AG Rob Bonta’s interest in a CNN sale are “a bit of a tell that this really isn’t a legitimate antitrust case”
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Australia vs. AI: Prime Minister Promises Local Creatives ‘Strongest Possible Protection’ Against Copyright Theft
“Let me make this crystal clear: not everything produced in Australia is up for grabs,” Anthony Albanese warns
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Brendan Carr Accepted Paramount Gifts While FCC Reviewed Company Deals
A ProPublica report scrutinizes the FCC chair’s acceptance of Paramount-funded gala tickets, amid the company’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery
